Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Barbados
2.3%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
2.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
126th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
129th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Barbados ranks 126th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 129th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Barbados, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 126th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 129th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.